UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner Statement on Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Stories & Blogs UNDPFeb 02, 2025(Speech )“The escalating violence, particularly in North Kivu, not only threatens the safety and well-being of millions of people, but also undermines livelihoods, disrupts essential services, and puts years of hard-won development gains at risk.”
UNDP and ATAF Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Tax Systems Across Africa
Stories & Blogs UNDPFeb 01, 2025(Press Release )The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Sustainable Finance Hub and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have solidified their strategic partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Sudan humanitarian crisis has catastrophic impact for women and girls, with two-fold increase of gender-based violence.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )New UN Women report highlights the disproportionate impacts of the escalating conflict for Sudanese women and girls, including the 5.8 million who are internally displaced.
Press briefing at the Palais des Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Stories & Blogs UN WomenSep 27, 2024(Press Release )Hodan Addou, UN Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa a.i., spoke about UN Women’s new report on the situation in Sudan.
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is at a crossroads
Stories & Blogs UNDPJul 09, 2024(Blog )A holistic approach is required to lay the groundwork for self-sufficiency, peace and sustainable development
Remembering the genocide against the Tutsi
Stories & Blogs UNESCOApr 04, 2024(Article )In 2023, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added four genocide memorial sites in Rwanda to the list of World Heritage Sites: Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero and Gisozi, where the Kigali Genocide Memorial is located.
East African media called to strengthen regional integration through judicial reporting
Stories & Blogs UNESCOMar 14, 2024(Article )At a regional training held by UNESCO and the East African Court of Justice, 32 editors and journalists from East Africa were urged to promote awareness among East African citizens on the Court's mandate.
Launch of the 2024 Survey of Formal Education
Stories & Blogs UNESCOMar 01, 2024(News )The survey is sent to 163 UNESCO Member States and territories and comprises four questionnaires from which twenty-one SDG 4 global and thematic indicators are produced
Renewed support from Japan enhances global development and human security
Stories & Blogs UNDPAug 18, 2023(News )The support from Japan will enhance UNDP's ability to address current and emerging challenges with speed and efficiency to reach people where the needs are greatest.
We must dismantle barriers to women’s political participation. Here’s why JULY 5, 2023
Stories & Blogs UNDPJul 05, 2023(Blog post )The recently released 2023 update of UNDP’s Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) underscores the significant obstacles women and girls confront in realizing their potential, spanning from politics to corporate boardrooms.